Travel services in Samoa
Samoa: Travel services was 13.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 13.2% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 472.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Samoa peaked at 18.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
That places Samoa 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Travel services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 12.5% | — |
| 1978 | 10.0% | -19.7% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +36.7% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | -18.7% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | -26.2% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -35.9% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +41.2% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +111.8% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -31.3% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +41.7% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -75.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -26.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +115.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -45.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +78.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -42.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +361.9% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +111.9% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +25.8% |
| 2025 | 13.2% | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 7.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 4.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.8% | 18.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 1.6% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 0.8% | 13.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 130 New Caledonia 13.8% compare
- 131 Bangladesh 13.8% compare
- 132 Malawi 13.6% compare
- 134 Türkiye 13.2% compare
- 135 Chad 13.0% compare
- 136 South Africa 13.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.836 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,910 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Samoa?
- Travel services in Samoa was 13.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for travel services?
- Samoa ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 472.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.